General Election Night 1929

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No title, paperwork reads - General Election night. Thousands throng Trafalgar Square to cheer or boo as results were flashed out. London.

L/S of the crowds under a spotlight, M/S of the screen under an advertisement for the 'Daily Mail'. It gives out pieces of information about the election,...

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Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
35805
Sort Number:
G 1612
Time in/Out:
01:52:36:00 / 01:56:57:00
Canister:
G 1612
Film ID:
790.31
Issue Date:
03/06/1929

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